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Scuttlebutt Official Publication of Air Group One Commemorative Air Force The Scuttlebutt Official Publication of Air Group One Commemorative Air Force March/April 2013 1905 N. Marshall Ave. Hangar 6 * El Cajon, CA 92020 * 619.259.5541 * www.ag1caf.org * [email protected] Jim Slattery’s beautiful “new” PBY Catalina on patrol over the Pacific. OK, actually doing a low pass at Gillespie Field with a little artistic license by photographer John Ford. Watch for this airplane at Wings Over Gillespie, June 1 and 2. Contents Notes from the Cockpit ............................................ 2 American Aces of WWII ...........................................9 Maintenance Officer Report..................................... 3 Name That Plane ....................................................10 Coming Events ........................................................ 3 Whatever You Can..................................................10 What is A-STEM? .................................................... 4 WW II Little Known History .....................................11 Air Group One Member Bio ..................................... 5 Normandie Before and After ...................................12 I Didn’t Know That ................................................... 5 Laff Trak ..................................................................14 Commemorating the Gallant in the Pacific of WWII 6 2 The Scuttlebutt March/April 2013 Two new staff members! Notes CAF regulations require a Unit Staff to fill vacant officer positions. Accordingly, at the February staff meeting your staff elected John Telles, previously Operations from the Officer, to fill the remainder of my term as Executive Officer that I vacated when I was elected Wing Leader. Cockpit We then elected Erich Moulder to fill the remainder of John’s term as Operations Officer. Congratulations to Col. Jim McGarvie, Wing Leader both these men; I am looking forward to working with To paraphrase a former president, ask not what Air them in their new capacities. Group One can do for you; ask what you can do for On February 28 your Air Group One Adjutant, Jan Mc- Air Group One. Garvie, and I flew our Mooney to CAF headquarters in We always need a lot of help in many different areas; Midland, Texas, for the 2013 Wing Staff Conference. your staff cannot run this organization by itself. Some This annual event is an opportunity to learn aspects of specific needs come to mind: running a CAF Unit like Air Group One from the CAF President, Steve Brown, and members of his staff. • Newsletter editor/publisher Break-out sessions include subjects such as leader- • Webmaster ship, Finance Officer training, fundraising and event • Events Director planning, ride program and how to price your airplane, • Fundraising managing a PX, membership recruiting and retention, On second thought, I withdraw the statement I made at grant writing, social media… and the list goes on. the beginning of this column. Please do ask what Air In addition to those worthwhile sessions, there was Group One can do for you! This is your organization; ample opportunity to talk to members of other CAF what would you like to see? What can we do better? units around the country and learn what they do and For example, what is your opinion of The Scuttlebutt? how they do it. Should we go to quarterly? Drop it altogether? Is it worth the time and effort that goes into it? Unfortunately, much like the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) annual conference, there are so many How about Movie Night? The attendance at the Febru- informative sessions conducted simultaneously that it ary Movie Night, counting Mike Dralle and Vicki Moen is impossible for two people to cover them all. This year who go to the effort to put on this monthly event for headquarters made it mandatory for each unit to send our pleasure, was… yep, two! Mike and Vicki enjoyed at least one staff member. In reality, we really needed the movie but aren’t inclined to continue unless more about four. Maybe next year…. interest is shown, and I sure don’t blame them. Air Group One Staff Members Wing Leader Jim McGarvie Maintenance Officer Howard Merritt [email protected] 619.890.7340 [email protected] 619.820.5359 Executive Officer John Telles Safety Officer Darrel Cook [email protected] 760.458.4230 [email protected] 619.572.3379 Finance Officer D’Marie Simon Marketing and Webmaster Rich Kenney [email protected] 858.829.4736 [email protected] 858.837.2068 Adjutant Jan McGarvie Scuttlebutt Editor Jim McGarvie [email protected] 619.561.3877 [email protected] 619.890.7340 Operations Officer Erich Moulder Assistant Scuttlebutt Editor Bob Constantine [email protected] 619.929.1025 [email protected] 619.546.7080 March/April 2013 The Scuttlebutt 3 Maintenance Coming Officer Events Report Col. Howard Merritt You are encouraged to frequently check the I am pretty sure it’s not my coffee that is causing events calendar on the Air Group One Web site for updates: people to show up and put in serious time working on www.ag1caf.org/AG-1_Events.htm the L-5 project. Whatever it is, please let it continue. March 1, 4:00pm.............................. FlyDays at Cafe The engine has been inspected and confirmed it is corrosion free, based on the removal of cylinder #1. March 6, 6:00pm................................. WOG meeting The assembly has almost been completed and we March 9, 8:30am................................Yuma Air Show are waiting for the oil cooler and the carburetor to be inspected. I want to thank Mike Greenhalgh, Jeff Davis March 11-13 ...............FIFI and Sassy at Brown Field and his son Chance, Dwight Wait, my grandson Max March 14, 5:30pm.................................Santee Mixer Merritt, Mike Bonner and Tom Burton and others for their help on the engine. March 15, 7:00pm...................................Movie Night The wings are progressing nicely under the direction March 16, 8:30am........................El Centro Air Show of Darrel Cook and Marvin Robbins. The metal parts in March 16, 11:30am ......................BBQ and meetings the original right wing are being removed for cleaning and priming. We will begin assembly of the right wing March 16-23 .. SD Festival of Science & Engineering soon on the big green table in the back of our hangar. March 20, 8:30am.................................A-STEM Day The spars and ribs are already fabricated. The large steam box required to soften the plywood for the lead- April 5, 4:00pm ................................ FlyDays at Cafe ing edges is being fabricated now. April 6, 9:00am ............................Riverside Air Show A replacement tug is in the works so we can rebuild the April 11, 5:30pm ....................................Santee Mixer engine/transmission in our old yellow tug. The body will be sandblasted and repainted. The cost of this work April 13, 10:00am ....Grossmont College Career Fair may determine that a replacement tug may be more April 19, 7:00pm .....................................Movie Night cost effective. All is TBD. April 24, 3:00pm ........ El Cajon Classic Cars Flyover We will soon have our latest aircraft, the L-3, arriving from Midland with Colonel Kent Casady at the controls. April 25-27 ......Collings Foundation at Gillespie Field Many of our new members are very interested in sign- April 27, 8:30 ...............AG1 Breakfast and meetings ing up to give her plenty of exercise. She will be an excellent training tool for them. With three aircraft at May 1, 11:30 .........Collings B-24 Commemoration at Gillespie AG-1 there will be a need for more maintenance work and more grease monkeys to do it. May 3-5............................................. Chino Air Show Yours truly is very excited about the future of AG-1. May 4 ............................................... FlyDays at Cafe Drop by and be a part of the exciting events that are May 9 ....................................................Santee Mixer happening. The coffee pot is on! May 17 ....................................................Movie Night 4 The Scuttlebutt March/April 2013 What is A-STEM and Why Do We Need the A-STEM Program? (No, we didn’t just make this stuff up!!) By John Telles BACKGROUND: As most of you know by now, STEM To meet our needs for a STEM-capable citizenry, a stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering and STEM-proficient workforce, and future STEM experts, Math.” We added the leading “A” for Aviation as Air the Nation must focus on two complementary goals: Group One (AG-1) labeling. With AG-1 staff approval, We must prepare all students, including girls and mi- the A-STEM program began in September 2010 having norities who are underrepresented in these fields, to no idea that a serious study and report was underway be proficient in STEM subjects.And we must inspire all for the U.S. president. But there were already various students to learn STEM and, in the process, motivate resources expounding on many of them to pursue the need. That’s when STEM careers. AG-1 jumped in. Admit- tedly, part of the motiva- RECOMMENDATIONS: tion was to win commu- 1. Standards: support the nity financial support. As it current state-led movement turned out, the big, fancy for shared standards in report to POTUS was very math and science detailed, wide-ranging and long-term, but clearly vali- 2. Teachers: recruit and train dated our selected method 100,000 great STEM teach- of supporting STEM. See ers over the next decade the red highlighting of ex- who are able to prepare and cerpts below. It’s very easy inspire students to Google the entire report 3. Teachers: recognize
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